Jaclyn Holden

Position:
1B
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Saugus, Calif.
High School:
Saugus

Majoring in communication studies with a minor in history ... A junior academically, but a redshirt sophomore in eligibility ... Tutors at a local elementary school and volunteers at the Orange County Rape Crisis Center

2004: Redshirted the season after undergoing shoulder surgery ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List (spring)

2003: As a freshman, earned third-team All-America honors ... She is just the sixth Tar Heel, the first freshman, named to an All-America team ... Also named All-ACC and All-Southeast Region ... Earned all-tournament honors at the NCAA Regional in Fresno, Calif., where she went 3-for-7 with a double, a triple and three RBIs in the Tar Heels' three games ... Started in all 63 games, 58 at first base ... Set a school record with 26 doubles ... Finished second in the NCAA in doubles with 0.41 per game ... Led the ACC in doubles, slugging percentage (.765) and total bases (140) and finished second in RBIs (52) and hits (72) ... Her 140 total bases tied the school single-season record ... Ranks second on the single-season lists in home runs and slugging percentage ... Named ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 18 ...Earned All-Tournament honors at the Triangle Classic, Feb. 14-15, after batting .750 ... Set a school and ACC record with five hits against North Carolina A&T on March 25. She was 5-for-5 with two doubles ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2002-03 school year

At Saugus (Calif.) High School: Earned All-America, All-L.A. Times, All-CIF, all-league and All-Daily News honors as a senior ... Selected as her school's Female Athlete of the Year ... Best Offensive Player, Most Inspirational and team MVP as a junior ... Named Student-Athlete of the Month by schoolsports.com ... MVP of the Daily News Tournament ... Also lettered in basketball

Personal: The daughter of Heidi and Terry Holden ... Born July 15, 1984, in Valencia, Calif. ... Has a younger brother Josh (16) .. Her father played baseball and football at California Lutheran University

More on Holden: Favorite hobby is studying ... Is a member of the planning committee for UNC's Dance Marathon, an annual student fundraiser ... Started playing softball at age 4 ... Wears jersey No. 14 in honor of Pete Rose, but it's also the number her father wore when competing in athletics ... The person who has had the greatest influence on her athletic career is her father ... Her biggest sports thrill has been watching Quinn Porter hit a walk-off home run to beat Georgia during the 2003 season ... Some of her favorites are: food - cheese enchiladas; books - Romans, Franny and Zooey